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medium 5.0

CVE-2023-1183 json

Arbitrary file write

published 2023-07-10 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-23463

cvss
5.0
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
64.9%
EPSS 64.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.2%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw was found in the Libreoffice package. An attacker can craft an odb containing a "database/script" file with a SCRIPT command where the contents of the file could be written to a new file whose location was determined by the attacker.

Patch / fix

  • libreoffice libreoffice 7.4.6
  • hsqldb Debian 12 2.7.1-1+deb12u1
  • hsqldb Debian 14, Debian 13 2.7.2-1
  • hsqldb1.8.0 Debian 12 1.8.0.10+dfsg-11+deb12u1
  • hsqldb1.8.0 Debian 13 1.8.0.10+dfsg-12.1+deb13u1
  • hsqldb1.8.0 Debian 14 1.8.0.10+dfsg-14

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1183

  • hsqldb1.8.0 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 1.8.0.10+dfsg-11+deb12u1build0.22.04.1
  • hsqldb1.8.0 Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 1.8.0.10+dfsg-6ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1
  • hsqldb1.8.0 Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 1.8.0.10+dfsg-10~18.04ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1
  • hsqldb1.8.0 Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS 1.8.0.10+dfsg-10ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1183

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  • libreoffice RHEL 8 1:6.4.7.2-15.el8
  • autocorr-af RHEL 8 1:6.4.7.2-15.el8
  • autocorr-bg RHEL 8 1:6.4.7.2-15.el8
  • autocorr-ca RHEL 8 1:6.4.7.2-15.el8
  • autocorr-cs RHEL 8 1:6.4.7.2-15.el8
  • autocorr-da RHEL 8 1:6.4.7.2-15.el8
  • autocorr-de RHEL 8 1:6.4.7.2-15.el8
  • autocorr-en RHEL 8 1:6.4.7.2-15.el8

red hat advisories RHSA-2023:6933RHSA-2023:6508

  • libreoffice SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP5, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 7.6.2.1-48.47.6
  • frozen SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 1.1.1-8.3.3
  • libixion SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP5, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 0.18.1-21.3.3
  • liborcus SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP5, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 0.18.1-18.3.3
  • mdds-2_1 SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 2.1.1-8.3.3
  • libetonyek SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP5, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 0.1.10-10.11.2
  • libreoffice SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP5, SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP4, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 +3 more 7.6.2.1-150400.17.17.3
  • frozen SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP5, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP4, openSUSE Leap 15.5 +1 more 1.1.1-150400.9.3.2

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2023:4648-1SUSE-SU-2023:4496-1

  • libreoffice AlmaLinux 8 1:6.4.7.2-15.el8.alma
  • autocorr-af AlmaLinux 8 1:6.4.7.2-15.el8.alma
  • autocorr-bg AlmaLinux 8 1:6.4.7.2-15.el8.alma
  • autocorr-ca AlmaLinux 8 1:6.4.7.2-15.el8.alma
  • autocorr-cs AlmaLinux 8 1:6.4.7.2-15.el8.alma
  • autocorr-da AlmaLinux 8 1:6.4.7.2-15.el8.alma
  • autocorr-de AlmaLinux 8 1:6.4.7.2-15.el8.alma
  • autocorr-en AlmaLinux 8 1:6.4.7.2-15.el8.alma

almalinux advisories ALSA-2023:6933ALSA-2023:6508

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2023-1183 updated cvss 5.0

libreoffice: Arbitrary file write

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 autocorr-af, autocorr-bg, autocorr-ca, autocorr-cs, autocorr-da, autocorr-de, +60 more
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 autocorr-af, autocorr-bg, autocorr-ca, autocorr-cs, autocorr-da, autocorr-de, +105 more
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) libreoffice-sdk 6.4.7.2-15.el8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:6933
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libreoffice-sdk 7.1.8.1-11.el9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:6508
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) autocorr-af 6.4.7.2-15.el8, autocorr-bg 6.4.7.2-15.el8, autocorr-ca 6.4.7.2-15.el8, autocorr-cs 6.4.7.2-15.el8, autocorr-da 6.4.7.2-15.el8, autocorr-de 6.4.7.2-15.el8, +95 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:6933
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) autocorr-af 7.1.8.1-11.el9, autocorr-bg 7.1.8.1-11.el9, autocorr-ca 7.1.8.1-11.el9, autocorr-cs 7.1.8.1-11.el9, autocorr-da 7.1.8.1-11.el9, autocorr-de 7.1.8.1-11.el9, +100 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:6508

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Exploit prediction

64.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 5.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected products

  • n/a libreoffice
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Fedora Fedora

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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